![]() If the rich man had learned to “number his days,” he would have pursued ventures that had eternal significance. The rich man believed he had years yet to enjoy his pleasures, but God required his soul that very night. ![]() Jesus gave a parable that also explains what happens when we don’t “number our days.” In Luke 12:19–21 He describes a rich man who wanted only to “eat, drink, and be merry” and had no time or thought for God. In Psalm 90:11, Moses writes, “If only we knew the power of your anger!” Moses was a man who knew God better than most mortals, yet he had experienced the sting of God’s punishment for his sin and yearned to help others avoid it (Numbers 20:12). He pleaded with the Lord to help humankind realize that we will all answer to God for deeds done in the body (cf. Yet Moses wrote about the fierce anger of God against sin. Psalm 90 was penned by Moses, a man with whom the Lord spoke “face to face, as a man speaks with his friend” (Exodus 33:11 see also Numbers 12:7-8). Our earthly lives will not last long, and we need wisdom to prepare for what follows. The remainder of Psalm 90 gives details about God’s wrath against sin and about the meaning of life. ![]() That revelation will help us grow wise, and wisdom is important because the choices we make during our brief stay on earth have eternal consequences. Psalm 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” The request “teach us to number our days” means that we need God to reveal to us the brevity of life.
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